That the Parliament notes the promise made by the Scottish Government on 21 February 2023 to cancel its proposed 10% funding reduction, totalling £6.6 million, to Creative Scotland in the Budget for 2023-24; regrets that the Scottish Government has now confirmed to Creative Scotland in a letter dated 20 September 2023 that it has broken this commitment by not reinstating this funding as promised; believes that this reduction in funding will have serious consequences for Scotland's culture sector, and calls on the Scottish Government to restore this funding, as promised, without delay.
Supported by:
Jackie Baillie, Claire Baker, Sarah Boyack, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Foysol Choudhury, Katy Clark, Sharon Dowey, Pam Duncan-Glancy (Registered interest)
, Murdo Fraser, Rhoda Grant, Mark Griffin, Liam Kerr, Monica Lennon, Michael Marra, Pauline McNeill, Carol Mochan, Paul O'Kane, Willie Rennie, Alex Rowley, Anas Sarwar, Colin Smyth, Paul Sweeney, Mercedes Villalba, Martin Whitfield